Toru Kamei - "Paradise" DVD

Coming across like an adult version of 'Lost' meets 'The Blue Lagoon', this Japanese 'pink' movie seems all wooden and cold, as none of the protagonists are cast in a positive light whatsoever. The main star, a simple fisherman played by Hideo Sakaki , is a wife-killing rapist, while his foil, the stunningly evil newswoman/political candidate Shion Machida, is a mean-spirited bitch. Together, this motley pair struggle to survive after washing up on a deserted island. The trouble is, neither of these people ever change in this new environment. Both end up as pathetic and despicable as before. A journey of this nature deserves some kind of payoff or transformation. But you won't have that here. A sad and miserable tale, with little substance. (MVD Visual)

"Captive Files 1" DVD

Here we have another 'pink' movie (Google or wiki it if you don't know) from Japan. And this one's a full-lengther (as in 1:40). As it goes, 'Captive Files 1' (directed by Kim Tae-gwan) depicts a lonely postal worker whose obsession for young teenage girl results in his abduction of said girl. He gradually tries to 'train' her to love him, and resorts to bondage and confinement! Well, suffice to say that things don't quite go as well as he plans. It's not rated, and there's plenty of savage sex and some disturbing plot twists along the way. It's fairly well-acted and scripted, and even the subtitles are well-done. An enjoyable little movie here, and certainly memorable, in a darkly-twisted little way. It may go on a tad too long (the epilogue is dodgy and unnecessary, though maybe it somehow is an attempt to justify the brutality and possible charges of sexism that could be levied against the film), but I kinda liked 'Captive Files 1'. (MVD Visual)